Alappuzha: Centuries-old St. George’s Orthodox Church at Cheppad has faced the risk of demolition for widening of National Highway (NH) 66, but it is now set to be declared a centrally protected monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). In February, as directed by the ASIContinue Reading
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered pottery pieces, and tools made of stones and bones believed to be of the pre-Christian era from a mound in Jalalpur village of Cuttack district. “Discoveries of ancient artefacts indicated that a rural settlement might have thrived in that period. What isContinue Reading
Panaji: State Archives and Archaeology Minister Vijai Sardesai Monday said the Goa government would consult the Church to get their feedback on better preservation of world heritage monuments at Old Goa. Old Goa which is located nine kms from here has World Heritage Monuments which are protected by Archaeological SurveyContinue Reading
In 2015, the Archaeological Survey of India team carrying out excavations in Keezhadi, near Madurai struck gold – they found the first concrete proof of the existence of a complex and sophisticated urban settlement in ancient Tamil Nadu. Several artefacts found at the site linked it to the Sangam era,Continue Reading
Hyderabad: Twenty-six years ago, the Government of India and Georgia, along with a posse of historians, archaeologists and priests, came together to recover a fragment of history lost in time – the mortal remains of a Georgian queen, believed to be in an old church in Goa. The Archaeological SurveyContinue Reading